French-language teachers reach tentative agreement with province
Posted March 31, 2020 5:00 pm.
Last Updated March 31, 2020 5:23 pm.
Ontario has reached tentative contract agreements with the unions representing the province’s 12,000 French-language teachers and 78,000 elementary teachers.
The government and the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) announced their tentative deal late Tuesday afternoon.
The union said details of the agreement will remain confidential until it is ratified, and a date has not yet been set for a vote by members.
The agreement is the third reached between the government and the province’s major teachers’ unions in recent weeks after months of contentious negotiations.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in a statement that the government is committed to providing stability for students and staff “during this unprecedented time.”
AEFO President Remi Sabourin praised both his members and parents in a statement of his own.
“Their encouragement and solidarity supported our efforts throughout a particularly laborious round of negotiations,” Sabourin said.
